2 shot in South Seattle, including 15-year-old boy

A 15-year-old boy was shot in Thursday evening in the 9200 block of Rainier Avenue South, a block known for violence. (Google Maps)

UPDATE: Two people were shot Thursday afternoon in the 9200 block of Rainier Avenue South, including a 15-year-old boy wounded in the arm and abdomen, Seattle police said.

A second victim, a 29-year-old man, later turned up at Harborview Medical Center with gunshot wounds to the back, police said. Both victims fled the shooting scene. The teen made it to a gas station parking lot, where he collapsed, investigators said.

That block has a history if gun violence, and Gang Unit detectives were called to the scene.

The incident happened shortly after 5 p.m., and medics weren’t sure if the boy had been hit from the same bullet or multiple rounds, Seattle Fire Department spokesman Kyle Moore said. He was found in the parking lot of a gas station.

Medics rushed the teen to Harborview Medical Center while police combed the area for a shooter. They did not immediately release a description.

The teen was listed in serious condition, and Moore said his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Police did not elaborate on what led to the attack.

In an unrelated case, the first of Seattle’s four homicides happened Jan. 3 case in the nearby 9300 block of Rainier. A woman in her 20s was fatally shot in the chest at a Subway restaurant. A 26-year-old man also was shot in the legs, but survived.

A possible suspect was seen running south on 52nd Avenue South, but no arrests have been made, and police have not released additional information.